Earlier this week I posted about Guy Ritchie's fun trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 but something else has been happening over the last couple of weeks that is heating up the long standing rivalry between two of the biggest selling console games of all time. In the run up to Christmas not only did Microsoft Game Studios bring in David Fincher to produce their Halo 4 Scanned trailer directed by Special Effects wiz Tim Miller but Halo also brought out a live action web series Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn which is pretty great introduction to Halo 4 and the return of Master Chief after a 4 year absence.

You can view both the full 2:22 version of David Fincher - Tim Miller Halo 4 Scanned advert below but the entire 5 part Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn web series starring Anna Popplewell from the Narnia series.

Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn Poster

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
UNSC Cadet Thomas Lasky must conquer his inner fears and join forces with super-soldier John-117 to take down a massive faction of the Covenant.

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - Part 2 (Live-Action Halo Series)
Cadet Michael "Sully" Sullivan continues to decode the hidden ONI combat video as Lasky's struggle with his place in the UNSC ignites with fellow cadet Walter Vickers. After a classroom confrontation with Captain Mehaffey and a challenge from Chyler, Lasky pulls Hastati Squad back from the brink...at a terrible physical cost to himself.

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - Part 3 (Live-Action Halo Series)
Just as Hastati Squad is confronted by a video of secret ONI super-soldiers, their war and their whole universe are changed forever by a much more deadly surprise.

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - Part 4 (Live-Action Halo Series)

While Corbulo Academy is being destroyed by the Covenant invasion, the surviving cadets fight bravely alongside their only hope: The Master Chief.

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - Part 5 (Live-Action Halo Series)

After a terrifying night of combat and loss, Lasky makes a life-or-death decision to help the Master Chief... but will it be enough to save them all from the Covenant?

A special extended cut of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn will come with the Halo 4 Limited Edition in the form of a download code. A Blu-ray and DVD release is planned for December 4 with the following bonus content.

Halo 4: Watch the official Halo 4 Launch Trailer, Scanned. Master Chief's mind is violated by a powerful new enemy, who in searching for Chief's weaknesses, finds the source of his strength. Winner of over 30 industry awards.

Halo 4 Live-Action & CGI Trailer produced by David Fincher and directed by Tim Miller